Attunga vs Halls Creek

Attunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Halls Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Halls Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Halls Creek: a median of $925,000, against $570,000 in Attunga, though rent is higher in Attunga. On these figures, Attunga tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Halls Creek suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Halls Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 56%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Attunga

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($570,000 vs $925,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Halls Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Attunga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (314 min vs 350 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (429.4 km vs 449.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Attunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Halls Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.6% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Attunga and Halls Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Attunga Halls Creek
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Attunga Halls Creek
Walkability 5 / 0
Attunga — Walkability: 5/100 Halls Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 52
Attunga — Safety: 54/100 Halls Creek — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 73 / 54
Attunga — Low fire risk: 73/100 Halls Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Attunga has more residents (542 vs 180); Attunga rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).

Attunga Halls Creek
Population 542
+67% vs other
 180
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.1% +40.6%
Median age 43 46
Median household income $74,256/yr $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+33% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Attunga Halls Creek
0-4 6.3% / 6.7%
Attunga — 0-4: 6.3% Halls Creek — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 12.9% / 15.0%
Attunga — 5-14: 12.9% Halls Creek — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 5.9% / 5.6%
Attunga — 15-19: 5.9% Halls Creek — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.0% / 2.8%
Attunga — 20-24: 3.0% Halls Creek — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 10.3% / 8.3%
Attunga — 25-34: 10.3% Halls Creek — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 13.7% / 11.7%
Attunga — 35-44: 13.7% Halls Creek — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 14.6% / 16.7%
Attunga — 45-54: 14.6% Halls Creek — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 13.5% / 18.3%
Attunga — 55-64: 13.5% Halls Creek — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 13.7% / 8.3%
Attunga — 65-74: 13.7% Halls Creek — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 4.4% / 5.0%
Attunga — 75-84: 4.4% Halls Creek — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 0.9% / —
Attunga — 85+: 0.9% Halls Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Attunga 43.7% couple families
Attunga — Couple Families: 43.7% Attunga — Lone Person: 40.1% Attunga — One Parent Families: 12.7% Attunga — Group Household: 3.5%
Halls Creek 67.5% couple families
Halls Creek — Couple Families: 67.5% Halls Creek — Lone Person: 32.5% Halls Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Halls Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Attunga 12.8% renting
Attunga — Owned Outright: 41.9% Attunga — Mortgage: 45.3% Attunga — Renting: 12.8%
Halls Creek 16.9% renting
Halls Creek — Owned Outright: 44.1% Halls Creek — Mortgage: 39.0% Halls Creek — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Attunga Halls Creek
South Africa — / 3.3%
Attunga — South Africa: not among its largest Halls Creek — South Africa: 3.3%
England 0.7% / —
Attunga — England: 0.7% Halls Creek — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Attunga — New Zealand: 0.7% Halls Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Attunga — Scotland: 0.7% Halls Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Attunga — India: 0.6% Halls Creek — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Attunga Halls Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 15.0%
Attunga — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Halls Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 9.4%
Attunga — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Halls Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.0%
Attunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Halls Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.7%
Attunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Halls Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Attunga — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Halls Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Attunga 96.7% houses
Attunga — Houses: 96.7% Attunga — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Halls Creek 100.0% houses
Halls Creek — Houses: 100.0% Halls Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Attunga Halls Creek
Median house price $570,000 $925,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $340,000

Zoning mix

Attunga Halls Creek
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Environmental 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Attunga Halls Creek
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Attunga Halls Creek
House price Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 5% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Attunga Halls Creek
Grade C —
Score 35/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Halls Creek carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 27).

Attunga Halls Creek
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
48/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Attunga Halls Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Attunga

  • Attunga Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Halls Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Attunga Halls Creek
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Halls Creek sits further from the CBD (449.6 km vs 429.4 km).

Attunga Halls Creek
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 429.4 km 449.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 314 min 350 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2345
 0.1%
postcode 2346
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2345
 50
postcode 2346

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Attunga Halls Creek
Car (driver) 71.9% / 53.8%
Attunga — Car (driver): 71.9% Halls Creek — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 26.9%
Attunga — Worked from Home: 21.7% Halls Creek — Worked from Home: 26.9%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 6.5%
Attunga — Car (passenger): 5.1% Halls Creek — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only 1.3% / 8.6%
Attunga — Walked Only: 1.3% Halls Creek — Walked Only: 8.6%
Bus — / 4.3%
Attunga — Bus: not among its largest Halls Creek — Bus: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Attunga Halls Creek
Elevation 411 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 547 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Attunga Halls Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
232 premises
 0%
79 premises

Council rates

Attunga Halls Creek
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Attunga Halls Creek
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Attunga Halls Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Attunga

Affordable Rural

Halls Creek

Rural

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